
Article 1 
Annexes I and II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 October 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX
1. Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 is amended as follows:
Part B is replaced by the following:
'Part B: Data collection periods for the domains having several periodicities
Domains Groups (acronyms) Years of data collection
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Labour Force Quarterly (LFQ) Every quarter Every quarter Every quarter Every quarter Every quarter Every quarter Every quarter Every quarter
Yearly (LFY) X X X X X X X X
“Reasons for migration” and “working time arrangements” (LF2YA) X  X  X  X 
“Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)”, “disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module” and “elements of the Minimum European Health Module” (LF2YB)  X  X  X  X
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants (LF8YA) X       
Pensions and labour market participation (LF8YB)   X     
“Young people on the labour market” and “educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned” (LF8YC)    X    
Reconciliation of work and family life (LF8YD)     X   
Work organisation and working time arrangements (LF8YE)       X 
Accidents at work and work-related health problems (LF8YF)        X
Ad hoc Subject on job skills  X      
Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)      X  
Income and Living Conditions Yearly (ILCY) X X X X X X X X
Children (ILC3YA) X   X   X 
Health (ILC3YB)  X   X   X
Labour Market and Housing (ILC3YC)   X   X  
Quality of life (ILC6YA)  X      X
Intergenerational transmissionof disadvantages & Housingdifficulties (ILC6YB)   X     
Access to services (ILC6YC)    X    
Over-indebtedness,consumption and wealth (ILC6YD)      X  
Ad hoc Subject on Living arrangements and conditions of children within separated or blended families X       
Ad hoc Subject on households energy efficiency   X     
Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)     X   
Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)       X '

2. 
' ANNEX II Grouping of the detailed topics for the data collection having several periodicities

Domains Detailed topics Groups (acronyms)
Labour Force Data collection information Quarterly (LFQ)
Identification Quarterly (LFQ)
Weights Yearly (LFY) and Quarterly (LFQ)
Interview characteristics Quarterly (LFQ)
Localisation Quarterly (LFQ)
Demography Quarterly (LFQ)
Citizenship and migrant background Quarterly (LFQ)
Household composition Yearly (LFY)
Household composition – additional specific details Yearly (LFY)
Stay in the country Quarterly (LFQ)
Reason for migration Every 2 years (LF2YA)
Elements of the Minimum European Health Module Every 2 years (LF2YB)
Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module Every 2 years (LF2YB)
Accidents at work and other work-related health problems Every 8 years (LF8YF)
Main activity status (self-defined) Quarterly (LFQ)
Elementary job characteristics Quarterly (LFQ)
Employment status Quarterly (LFQ)
Duration of contract Quarterly (LFQ)
Details of contract Yearly (LFY)
Full- or part-time status – reason Quarterly (LFQ)
Dependent self-employment Yearly (LFY)
Supervisory responsibilities Yearly (LFY)
Establishment size Yearly (LFY)
Workplace Quarterly (LFQ)
Working at home Yearly (LFY)
Search for employment Quarterly (LFQ)
Willingness to work Quarterly (LFQ)
Availability Quarterly (LFQ)
Second or multiple job(s) Quarterly (LFQ)
Search for another job Yearly (LFY)
Underemployment Quarterly (LFQ)
Reconciliation of work and family life Every 8 years (LF8YD)
Young people on the labour market Every 8 years (LF8YC)
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants Every 8 years (LF8YA)
Pension and labour market participation Every 8 years (LF8YB)
Care needs Yearly (LFY)
Start of job Quarterly (LFQ)
Way job found Yearly (LFY)
Career continuity and breaks Quarterly (LFQ)
Elementary characteristics of the last job Yearly (LFY)
Working hours Quarterly (LFQ)
Working time arrangements Every 2 years (LF2YA)
Work organisation and working time arrangements Every 8 years (LF8YE)
Income from work Yearly (LFY)
Income from unemployment allowances Quarterly (LFQ)
Educational attainment level Quarterly (LFQ)
Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned Yearly (LFY) and every 8 years (LF8YC)
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) Quarterly (LFQ)
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) Every 2 years (LF2YB)
Income and living conditions Data collection information Yearly(ILCY)
Identification Yearly(ILCY)
Weights Yearly(ILCY)
Interview characteristics Yearly(ILCY)
Localisation Yearly(ILCY)
Demography Yearly (ILCY)
Citizenship and migrant background Yearly (ILCY)
Household composition Yearly (ILCY)
Household composition – additional specific details Yearly (ILCY)
Duration of stay in the country Yearly (ILCY)
Disability and Minimum European Health Module Yearly (ILCY)
Details on health status and disability Every 3 years (ILC3YB)
Children health Every 3 years (ILC3YA)
Access to health care Yearly (ILCY)
Health care Every 3 years (ILC3YB)
Access to health care (children) Every 3 years (ILC3YA)
Health determinants Every 3 years (ILC3YB)
Main activity status (self-defined) Yearly (ILCY)
Elementary job characteristics Yearly (ILCY)
Characteristics of the workplace Every 3 years (ILC3YC)
Duration of contract Yearly (ILCY)
Employment status Every 3 years (ILC3YC)
Detailed labour market situation Yearly (ILCY)
Supervisory responsibilities Yearly (ILCY)
Previous work experience Yearly (ILCY)
Calendar of activities Yearly (ILCY)
Working hours Yearly (ILCY)
Educational attainment level Yearly (ILCY)
Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned Every 3 years (ILC3YC)
Participation in formal education activities (current) Yearly (ILCY)
Quality of life Yearly (ILCY)
Social and cultural participation Every 6 years (ILC6YA)
Well-being Every 6 years (ILC6YA)
Material deprivation Yearly (ILCY)
Children-specific deprivation Every 3 years (ILC3YA)
Main housing characteristics Yearly (ILCY)
Housing conditions details, incl. deprivation and imputed rent Every 3 years (ILC3YC)
Housing costs including reduced utility costs Yearly (ILCY)
Living environment Every 3 years (ILC3YC)
Housing difficulties (including renting difficulties) and reasons Every 6 years (ILC6YB)
Use of services, including care services and services for independent living Every 6 years (ILC6YC)
Affordability of services Every 6 years (ILC6YC)
Unmet needs and reasons Every 6 years (ILC6YC)
Childcare Yearly (ILCY)
Income from work Yearly (ILCY)
Income from social transfers Yearly (ILCY)
Income from pensions Yearly (ILCY)
Other incomes, including income from property and capital and inter-household transfers Yearly (ILCY)
Taxes and contributions actually paid after reductions Yearly (ILCY)
Total annual income at the level of persons and households Yearly (ILCY)
Over-indebtedness, including reasons Every 6 years (ILC6YD)
Arrears Yearly (ILCY)
Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership Every 6 years (ILC6YD)
Elements of consumption Every 6 years (ILC6YD)
Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages Every 6 years (ILC6YB)
Assessment of own needs Every 6 years (ILC6YD)'
